钵 (bō) — earthen bowl (general sense); Buddhist alms bowl (monk's begging bowl)
Definition
noun
earthen bowl (general sense)Buddhist alms bowl (monk's begging bowl)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 钵。Sēng rén pěng zhe bō yán jiē huà yuán.The monk held his alms bowl and begged along the street.
- 钵。Zhè ge bō shì yòng táo tǔ shāo zhì de.This bowl was fired from clay.
- 钵。Tā bǎ fàn shèng jìn bō lǐ.He ladled the rice into the bowl.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 缽; 钵 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
缶缶fǒupot
Sound part声符shēngfú
本
本běn缽bō
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 缽 pairs 缶, a pot, with 本 for sound; this explanation is about 缽, not about the parts of 钵.
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